Mission: Intermediate Unit 20 Diversity Committee has developed this resource to assist the member school districts in their ongoing efforts to create, implement and maintain educational learning environments that are responsive to the diverse social and cultural needs of the communities that they serve. Vision:
All educators, students and community members will:
continue to develop a cross-cultural understanding to create sensitivity and respect for differences.
embrace diversity as an important aspect of living and learning.
recognize and ultimatelyvalue difference as a resource and a reality of everyday life.
encourage understanding, acceptance, mutual respect and inclusion, through multicultural education in order to make society more equitable for all people.
eliminate attitudinal barriers, where people act out their prejudices, assumptions and biases that as a result prevent full and equitable participation in education, community services and employment .
be responsible for protecting the fundamental right of every student to be treated with dignity and respect.
Mission:
Intermediate Unit 20 Diversity Committee has developed this resource to assist the member school districts in their ongoing efforts to create, implement and maintain educational learning environments that are responsive to the diverse social and cultural needs of the communities that they serve.
Vision:
All educators, students and community members will: